Philadelphia judge denies Meek Mill’s bail request

Judge Genece Brinkley called the rapper a “flight risk” and “a danger to the community.”

Judge Genece Brinkley has denied Meek Mill's request for an emergency bail hearing, writing that the rapper is "flight risk” and “a danger to the community” in her response, according to documents obtained by The FADER. The Philadelphia rapper's legal team filed the request to the State Superior Court on November 28 and the court ordered Brinkley to make a decision on the request "without further delay."

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In addition to her suggestions that Meek Mill might skip out on bail, Brinkley called into question the rapper's clean drug tests, writing that he may have used something called "Fast Flush" to alter the results.

"We are very disappointed with Judge Brinkley’s decision to deny Mr. Williams bail, which continues her long pattern of unfair treatment of him," Meek Mill's lawyer Joe Tacopina said in a statement on Monday. "As stated on multiple occasions, he has never missed a previous court date in this case and poses absolutely no threat to the community, which makes him an ideal candidate for bail – a conclusion the Commonwealth did not oppose. We intend to immediately appeal this decision, so Mr. Williams can be released from prison on bail while we continue to work to overturn this wrongful and unjust sentence."